gezi park is in the centre of istanbul.r times square in new york. like, it's the centre point of istanbul. the gezi park has always had a very significant... ..place in neo turkish history. ever since his time as mayor, erdogan has planned to demolish the park — one of the last green spaces in istanbul, and replace it with a shopping mall built in the style of an ottoman barracks. it was a very, very peaceful protest. police enter the park in the early hours of the morning and use tear gas to force protesters to leave. gunshots/fizzing everyone knew that the police would react, like, harshly, but probably no—one was expecting the levels that they escalated it. that created the big escalation, so, from about nearly 5,000 people, the next day it was more than 10,000 people. like, the place was packed with people. chanting on the 30th, that's when i sent the notorious tweet of mine. basically, "the matter is notjust gezi park. "haven't you realised, my friend? "come. "#resistgezipark. " that's the tweet. in the early morning

urban developments that were earthquake-proof, and was involved in the protest movement at istanbul's gezik. i especially like this picture from prison. it shows my mother both relaxed and strong. the authorities imprisoned my mother to intimidate other activists. but do you see a fearful woman in this photo? the families of these non-violent political prisoners in turkey have their hopes set on the opposition candidate. kemal kilicdaroglu has promised the release of mücella yapici and others if he wins. we've gone through a rollercoaster of emotions in the past year. that the fate of my mother and other prisoners depends on the outcome of this election just shows how bad things have gotten in turkey. she often goes to the sea to take her mind off things, but she refuses to give up. like her mother, she too is an architect and has been very involved in women's rights for many years. but state repression and hostility in the pro-government media have taken their toll. i've not felt welcome in this country for a long time. under such conditions, it's hard to continue living as normal. for no

urban developments that were earthquake-proof, and was involved in the protest movement at istanbul's gezik. i especially like this picture from prison. it shows my mother both relaxed and strong. the authorities imprisoned my mother to intimidate other activists. but do you see a fearful woman in this photo? the families of these non-violent political prisoners in turkey have their hopes set on the opposition candidate. kemal kilicdaroglu has promised the release of mücella yapici and others if he wins. we've gone through a rollercoaster of emotions in the past year. that the fate of my mother and other prisoners depends on the outcome of this election just shows how bad things have gotten in turkey. she often goes to the sea to take her mind off things, but she refuses to give up. like her mother, she too is an architect and has been very involved in women's rights for many years. but state repression and hostility in the pro-government media have taken their toll. i've not felt welcome in this country for a long time. under such conditions, it's hard to continue living as normal. for no